Clinical & Experimental Metastasis,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
40(3), P. 217 - 226
Published: May 23, 2023
Brain
metastases
(BM)
in
patients
with
thyroid
cancer
(TC)
are
rare
an
incidence
of
1%
for
papillary
and
follicular,
3%
medullary
up
to
10%
anaplastic
TC
(PTC,
FTC,
MTC
ATC).
Little
is
known
about
the
characteristics
management
BM
from
TC.
Thus,
we
retrospectively
analyzed
histologically
verified
radiologically
identified
Vienna
Metastasis
Registry.
A
total
20/6074
included
database
since
1986
had
13/20
were
female.
Ten
8
PTC,
one
ATC.
The
median
age
at
diagnosis
was
68
years.
All
but
symptomatic
a
singular
BM.
Synchronous
primary
found
6
patients,
while
time
13
years
PTC
(range
1.9-24),
4
FTC
2.1-41)
22
patient.
overall
survival
months
1.8-57),
26
3.9-188),
12
3
ATC
In
conclusion,
development
exceedingly
most
common
presentation
single
lesion.
While
generally
constitute
poor
prognostic
factor,
individual
experience
long-term
following
local
therapy.
Frontiers in Oncology,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
15
Published: Feb. 7, 2025
This
study
aims
to
analyze
the
trends
in
incidence,
prevalence,
mortality,
and
disability-adjusted
life
years
(DALYs)
of
thyroid
cancer
across
gender
age
groups
China
globally
from
1990
2021,
using
data
Global
Burden
Disease
(GBD)
database.
Additionally,
it
projects
burden
for
next
15
both
global
population.
Thyroid
cancer-related
were
extracted
2021
GBD
dataset.
The
average
annual
percentage
change
(AAPC)
corresponding
95%
confidence
intervals
(95%
CI)
calculated
Joinpoint
regression
reflect
burden.
R
software
was
used
perform
a
gender-
age-specific
analysis
visualize
Furthermore,
Autoregressive
Integrated
Moving
Average
(ARIMA)
model
employed
project
over
years.
results
indicate
rising
trend
incidence
prevalence
globally.
Conversely,
mortality
rate
DALYs
show
declining
same
period.
Age-specific
revealed
that
is
most
prevalent
among
individuals
aged
50-64.
Gender-specific
indicated
higher
females
than
males.
Projections
age-standardized
rates
males
are
expected
continue
While
projected
decline
significantly,
predicted
stabilize.
Between
number
cases
has
increased
globally,
while
shown
marked
decline.
persist
growing
population
affected
by
reflects
substantial
disease
burden,
making
significant
public
health
concern.
formulation
proactive
effective
policies
urgently
needed.
Journal of Clinical Medicine,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
14(5), P. 1582 - 1582
Published: Feb. 26, 2025
Thyroid
cancer
is
the
most
prevalent
endocrine
cancer.
The
prognosis
depends
on
type
and
stage
at
diagnosis.
treatments
involve
surgery,
possibly
followed
by
additional
therapeutic
options
such
as
hormone
therapy,
radiation
targeted
therapy
chemotherapy.
Besides
well-known
thyroid
tumor
biomarkers,
new
circulating
biomarkers
are
now
emerging.
Advances
in
genomic,
transcriptomic
proteomic
technologies
have
allowed
development
of
novel
biomarkers.
This
review
explores
current
literature
data
to
critically
analyze
benefits
limitations
routinely
measured
for
diagnosis
monitoring
also
sheds
light
focusing
challenges
their
use
clinical
management
cancer,
underlining
need
identification
a
generation
Thyroid,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
34(2), P. 197 - 205
Published: Nov. 14, 2023
Background:
The
limited
availability
of
targeted
therapies
in
thyroid
cancer
(TC)
has
challenged
conventional
treatment
algorithms
and
established
urgency
for
the
identification
targetable
genomic
abnormalities.
In
addition
to
widely
adopted
tissue-based
next-generation
sequencing
(NGS),
plasma-based
circulating
tumor
DNA
(ctDNA)
NGS
is
rapidly
emerging
as
a
biomarker
detection
method
steadily
gaining
utility
across
solid
tumors.
To
date,
alterations
TC
have
not
been
determined.
Herein,
we
profile
potential
actionable
mutations
detected
through
ctDNA
patients
with
subtypes.
Methods:
A
retrospective
data
analysis
Guardant
Health,
Inc.
database
was
performed
using
commercially
available
Guardant360®
plasma-NGS
test
on
samples
from
adult
collected
between
2016
2021.
landscape
blood
mutation
burden
(bTMB)
were
analyzed
different
types
TC:
anaplastic
(ATC),
papillary
(PTC),
follicular
(FTC),
oncolytic
carcinoma
(OCA),
poorly
differentiated
(PDTC),
medullary
(MTC),
otherwise
specified
(TC
NOS).
Results:
Of
1094
included
most
n
=
876
had
NOS,
20%
specific
diagnosis
(92
ATC,
62
PTC,
14
FTC,
16
OCA,
2
PDTC,
32
MTC
patients).
median
age
65
(range
10–98)
47.3%
male.
78.3%
one
or
more
alteration
by
NGS.
TP53
(46.9%)
common
among
all
TC.
BRAFV600E
27.2%
35.7%
none
FTC.
RAS
18.5%
11.9%
62.5%
RET,
ALK,
NTRK
fusions
seen
1.1%,
0.5%,
0.2%
TC,
respectively.
RET
66.7%
MTC.
bTMB
159
patients.
mean
higher
ATC
compared
other
(p
0.0011,
0.0557,
<0.0001,
respectively).
Conclusions:
Plasma-based
comprehensive
promising
TC;
however,
future
validation
clinical
paired
plasma
needed.
Virchows Archiv,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
485(3), P. 509 - 518
Published: March 12, 2024
Thyroid
carcinomas
exhibit
various
genetic
alterations,
including
the
RET
and
NTRK
fusion
genes
that
are
targets
for
molecular
therapies.
Thus,
detecting
is
crucial
devising
effective
treatment
plans.
This
study
characterized
pathological
findings
associated
with
these
to
identify
specimens
suitable
analysis.
carcinoma
cases
positive
were
analyzed
using
Oncomine
Dx
Target
Test.
Clinicopathological
data
collected
assessed.
Among
74
patients
tested,
8
had
1
NTRK3
gene.
Specifically,
of
gene
cases,
6
exhibited
"BRAF-like"
atypia
2
showed
"RAS-like"
atypia,
while
single
case
an
presented
atypia.
Apart
from
one
poorly
differentiated
thyroid
carcinoma,
most
involved
papillary
(PTCs).
Primary
tumors
varied
structural
patterns
a
high
proportion
non-papillary
structures.
Dysmorphic
clear
cells
frequently
observed.
BRAF
V600E
immunoreactivity
was
negative
in
all
cases.
Interestingly,
some
similarities
diffuse
sclerosing
variant
PTC
characteristics.
While
calcification
lymph
node
metastases
mild,
primary
typically
required
hydrochloric
acid-based
decalcification
tissue
preparation.
highlights
benefits
combining
morphological
immunohistochemical
analyses
detection
posits
more
analysis
owing
their
mild
calcification.
Our
results
emphasize
importance
accurate
sample
processing
diagnosing
treating
carcinomas.
Theranostics,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(7), P. 2140 - 2153
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
Rationale:
Although
surgery,
radioiodine
therapy,
and
thyroid
hormone
therapy
are
the
primary
clinical
treatments
for
differentiated
carcinoma
(DTC),
effective
locally
advanced
or
progressive
DTC
remains
challenging.BRAF
V600E,
most
common
BRAF
mutation
subtype,
is
highly
related
to
DTC.Previous
studies
prove
that
combination
of
kinase
inhibitors
chemotherapeutic
drugs
may
be
a
potential
approach
treatment.In
this
study,
supramolecular
peptide
nanofiber
(SPNs)
co-loaded
with
dabrafenib
(Da)
doxorubicin
(Dox)
was
constructed
targeted
synergistic
V600E
+
DTC.Methods:
A
self-assembling
(Biotin-G
D
F
YGRGD,
termed
SPNs)
bearing
biotin
at
N-terminus
cancer-targeting
ligand
RGD
C-terminus
used
as
carrier
co-loading
Da
Dox.D-phenylalanine
D-tyrosine
(
Y)
improve
stability
peptides
in
vivo.Under
multiple
non-covalent
interactions,
SPNs/Da/Dox
assembled
into
longer
denser
nanofibers.RGD
endows
self-assembled
nanofibers
targeting
cancer
cells
co-delivery,
thereby
improving
cellular
uptake
payloads.Results:
Both
Dox
indicated
decreased
IC50
values
upon
encapsulation
SPNs.Co-delivery
by
SPNs
exhibited
strongest
therapeutic
effect
vitro
vivo
inhibiting
ERK
phosphorylation
mutant
cells.Moreover,
enable
efficient
drug
delivery
lower
dosage,
significantly
reducing
its
side
effects.
Conclusion:This
study
proposes
promising
paradigm
treatment
using
carriers.